Example sentences of "[noun sg] makes it [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Vergil 's presentation of the episode makes it clear that he thought the accusation had no validity and was merely an excuse for Hastings ' execution . |
| 2 | But Vergil 's presentation of the episode makes it clear that he thought the accusation had no validity and was merely an excuse for Hastings ' execution . |
| 3 | That conception makes it difficult to address sharp upheavals in the international system that occur in many periods of structural change , the rivalry between different countries that occurs in international trade and finance , or the impact that a country 's internal conditions ( such as the structure of its unions and management ) have on its international position . |
| 4 | The extent of this digestion makes it difficult even to identify the prey animals , and the teeth are so fragile that any disturbance of these specimens during transport or burial would be likely to destroy them completely . |
| 5 | Quite apart from the availability of incidence information , a longitudinal study makes it possible to see if certain events regularly precede others , e.g. ‘ Do people with a certain laboratory report consistently develop liver disease ? ’ |
| 6 | This perceptive study makes it clear that Thomas refused to accept the ‘ morbidity of temperament ’ as the only key to understanding the man . |
| 7 | Perhaps the mural makes it new , so shamelessly bright upon the wall like something spilt , and the restless assortment of weekend patrons who watch the stage with agitated and expectant eyes . |
| 8 | Paul 's verdict : ease of use and good performance in sheltered conditions are this stove 's good points — and the propane/butane fuel mix makes it suitable for colder seasons . |
| 9 | Amelia 's condition makes it painful for her to be touched , but she and the other incurably ill and disabled children had no trouble touching the hearts of the DisneyWorld staff who helped make their visit truly the trip of a lifetime . |
| 10 | There may be pupils whose eye condition makes it difficult to tolerate bright light and who suffer to some extent from photophobia ( for instance those who are albinos or who have coloboma ) . |
| 11 | The speed and precision of the theft makes it likely that the paintings were stolen under orders from a private collector . |
| 12 | That may be what he 'd like to say , but the single preferential vote makes it impossible . |
| 13 | Denmark 's vote makes it likely that Maastricht will , eventually , be ratified by all 12 members . |
| 14 | The interpretation of the rule makes it clear that a complaints procedure must be established . |
| 15 | Hounslow 's headquarters have been at the Church Meadow ground for 70 years but sharing with a cricket club makes it impossible to lay a synthetic surface there . |
| 16 | Individuals have different preferences of course , but a full-length zip makes it easier to regulate body temperature . |
| 17 | These differences are probably adaptive and familiarity with the literature on allometry makes it easy to test specific hypotheses . |
| 18 | The quality of the printing is very high although the restricted paper width makes it unsuitable for wordprocessing and other serious uses . |
| 19 | The provision of multiple points of entry makes it possible to react to market forces especially in the areas of retraining , returning to science , and widening access to Higher Education . |
| 20 | He and his advisers were so dismayed as to misread the letter , for the reply makes it clear that they understood the meeting of the princes to have taken place already . |
| 21 | In addition to demonstrating the marked reluctance of subjects to use odd numbers in the middle of the range , the figure makes it clear that the distributions of the two ratings were rather different , the modal risk rating was 1 whereas the modal accident estimate was 10 . |
| 22 | That 's not an easy task of the wind makes it difficult to maintain that balance . |
| 23 | The manual is attractively presented and good typography makes it readable . |
| 24 | Changing a light bulb can be very tricky , especially if a two-way switch makes it difficult to tell whether the light is switched on or off . |
| 25 | The generation gap makes it difficult , at my age , to find the generosity to devote the time and effort required to figure out what the bright young things are up to . |
| 26 | Task format and quiz with key makes it suitable for private study and for use by non-specialist teachers . |
| 27 | The microprocessor makes it possible to pick out ore-bearing rocks fast enough for 64 separate air jets to deflect them . |
| 28 | For the clinical and educational professions ( and the lay notions which derive their values from them ) , their very practice makes it clear what fact it is that you ‘ come to terms ’ with : you have not given birth to a member of the human species as we define it , and to which we allocate certain rights and social roles , but to an object of pathology — a ‘ monster ’ , to use a technical term employed in medical anatomy . |
| 29 | However , the scarcity of craters on the maria makes it difficult to understand how lava could have been extensively fractured leave alone reduced to dust . |
| 30 | The reformulated law makes it plain that an offence is committed if the defendant conducts himself in a way that causes his victim to anticipate that the defendant is about to use unlawful violence . |